Hanna Paulsberg (born 13 November 1987 in

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, Norway) is a

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jazz musician (

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) and composer.

Career

Paulsberg started playing saxophone at the age of fifteen, after listening to a cd with American saxophone player Stan Getz. The year after, she started the music program at "Kirkeparken videregående skole" in

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, where she got her

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in 2009. Later she became a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium in 2011, and released her debut album ''Waltz For Lilli'' (2012), including

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(double bass),

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(piano) and

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(drums). Paulsberg often play with the renowned

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. In November 2016 they joined

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for two nights and four concerts at the

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. Hanna Paulsberg is the initiator and songwriter for the vocal trio GURLS including

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and

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. In 2018 they released the album ''Run, Boy, Run''. The album won the 2018 Norwegian Grammy award in the jazz category. They opened for a-ha in a sold out Oslo Spektrum for two nights in a row in February 2018, and they performed at the Norwegian Grammys the same year.

Honors

*2011: Titled "Young Nordic Jazz Comets" *2011: Trondheim Jazz Festival Young Talent Award *2015: Titled NTNU Jazzambassador 2015 *2018: Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Jazz Grammy) for ''Run boy, run'' with GURLS. *2019: Rolf Gammleng prisen *2020: Ella prisen (Oslo Jazzfestivals hederspris) *2021: Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Jazz Grammy) for ''Velkommen Håp'' with FlUkten.

Discography

;Hanna Paulsberg Concept *2012: '' Waltz For Lilli'' (Øra Fonogram) *2014: '' Song For Josia'' (Øra Fonogram) *2016: ''Eastern Smiles'' (ODIN Records) *2018: ''Daughter of the Sun'' (ODIN Records) ;GURLS *

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: ''Run Boy, Run'' (

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) As sideman: ;

*2012: ''

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'' (

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), feat.

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live at

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2010 *2014: ''Lion'' (ACT), feat.

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*2014: ''Ekko'' (MNJ Records), feat.

Elin Rosseland Elin Rosseland (born 5 April 1959 in Norway) is a singer, bandleader, and composer who studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and is known from collaborations with Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick, Sidsel Endresen, Eldbjørg Raknes, Christian W ...

*2017: ''Antropocen'' (Fanfare) feat SKRAP Others *2021: ''Velkommen Håp'' - Flukten (Odin Records 2021) *2020: ''If you listen carefully, the music is yours -'' Gard Nilssen Supersonic Orchestra (Odin Records 2020) *2019: ''The Moon Doesn't Drink'' - Lyder Øverås Røed (Jazzland 2019) *2019: ''We Are The Granddaughters Of The Witches You Didn't Burn'' - FINITY (Jazzland 2019) *2018: ''Atlantis -'' SKRAP (Fanfare 2018) *2017: ''Carla. The Fish'' - Espen Rud (Curling Legs 2017) *2016: ''I eit landskap'' - Dag-Filip Roaldsnes Ensemble (NORCD 2016) *2016: ''Reiseliv'' - Torstein Ekspress (Just for the Records 2016) *2016: ''Scripted Conversations'' - Simen Kiil Halvorsen (AMP Records 2016) *2016: ''Trøst for stusslige karer'' - Håkon Paulsberg (Grammofon 2016) *2014: ''Snøkorn'' - Thomas Torstrup (Just for the records 2014) *2014: ''Elevenette'' - Dan Peter Sundland (Øra Fonogram 2014) *2014: ''Ændre sida'' - Håkon Paulsberg (Grammofon 2014) *2013: ''Bror K'' - Bror K (Selskapsplater 2013) *2012: ''Kjellerbandet'' - The beat goes on – A tribute to Buddy Rich (Normann Records 2012) *2008: ''Kjellerbandet'' - Hyllest til Thad Jones - Kjellerbandet/Tore Johansen (Normann Records 2008)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulsberg, Hanna Avant-garde jazz musicians Norwegian jazz saxophonists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Musicians from Rygge 1987 births Living people 21st-century saxophonists Women jazz saxophonists